初步统计：2004年度全球最畅销专辑- -
根据世界各地排行榜的消息，现在前40名2004年全球最畅销专辑榜已经出炉，以下是大致情况：
（排名、销量、歌手、专辑）
01 12,450,000 Usher - Confessions
02 10,022,000 Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
03 7,602,000 Evanescence - Fallen
04 7,270,000 Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
05 7,218,000 Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
06 6,920,000 Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane
07 6,320,000 Eminem - Encore
08 5,810,000 U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
09 5,309,000 Dido - Life For Rent
10 5,179,000 Guns N'Roses - Greatest Hits
11 5,075,000 Outkast - Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
12 4,935,000 Anastacia - Anastacia
13 4,830,000 Britney Spears - In The Zone
14 4,380,000 Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits
15 4,324,000 Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
16 3,926,000 D12 - D12 World
17 3,840,000 Green Day - American Idiot
18 3,700,000 Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
19 3,516,000 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
20 3,430,000 Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
21 3,260,000 Keane - Hopes And Fears
22 3,160,000 Britney Spears - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
23 3,120,000 Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
24 3,001,000 Prince - Musicology
25 2,990,000 Nelly - Suit
26 2,733,000 Josh Groban - Closer
27 2,625,000 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
28 2,584,000 No Doubt - The Singles 1992 - 2003
29 2,510,000 Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
30 2,480,000 Kanye West - The College Dropout
31 2,419,000 Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography
32 2,356,000 George Michael - Patience
33 2,343,000 Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions
34 2,313,000 Hikaru Utada - Single Collection Vol.1
35 2,277,000 Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room
36 2,254,000 Hoobastank - The Reason
37 2,250,000 Rod Stewart - Stardust...The Great American Songbook III
38 2,153,000 Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party
39 2,030,000 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
40 2,016,000 Sheryl Crow - The Very Best Of
由排行榜看出，当红炸子鸡Usher勇夺2004年度最畅销男艺人称号，他的一张《Confessions》不仅在全球狂卖12,450,000张，还产生了一系列冠军单曲，荣膺今年最大卖专辑。排名第二的则是才女Norah Jones的《Feels Like Home》专辑，全球总共卖出10,022,000张，也使之成为2004年最畅销的女艺人。
(文/Keen)